How to Design an Engaging Job
- nbmoore9
- Nov 8
- 2 min read
This document offers a comprehensive overview of several major career development and management books, focusing on synthesizing core concepts across these diverse sources. The analysis identifies four primary themes: strengths-based management, advocating for actively applying talents rather than just identifying them; energy and time prioritization, emphasizing the management of personal energy (physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual) over simple time efficiency; career design as prototyping, treating professional paths as iterative experiments; and the utility of self-discovery tools like the Flower Diagram and Odyssey Plans. The summary notes that while the books share common ground on self-discovery and leveraging strengths, they diverge in methodology and scope, with some focusing narrowly on workplace application and others addressing broader life design. Ultimately, the synthesis proposes an integrated approach for designing a high-performing and fulfilling career through adaptation and reflection.
Key Concepts:
My approach is to combine both thought processes in designing a career.
Seven texts are examined and cross-referenced using what I know and AI.
Analysis of these resources:
1. The Squiggly Career by Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis (around mindset, not being linear)
2. What Color is Your Parachute? 2021 by Richard N. Bolles with Katharine Brooks
3. Go Put Your Strengths to Work by Marcus Buckingham
4. Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett
5. Designing Your Work Life by Bill Burnett
6. The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz
7. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
More Resources:
Not Time Management - Energy Management
It is easy to take the "industrial" view of managing time by efficiency instead of a human-centric view. See this:
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